During the few freeze – thaw periods we've seen, water main breaks have also been a costly burden on the city.

But according to Mayor Ness, potholes will only become a bigger issue as we head into spring.

He says the city has a robust pothole program, and will have a better idea of just how bad the issue is come springtime.

When compared to previous year, Mayor Ness says the current pothole problem isn't as bad. However, he adds a series of freeze – thaws would most likely change that.

"Unfortunately, because the hot mix that allowed us to do the permanent fixes for potholes [doesn't] open up until May... there is going to be this gap in which we're going to start to see increasing numbers of potholes," said Mayor Ness, before Friday's winter storm.